As the American soldiers moved into the jungle on the morning of the battle, most of the platoons were below strength because many of the men had been on patrol the night before and needed to rest awhile before starting out once more.The depleted American forces walked straight into an ambush set by Vo Minh Triet, a North Vietnamese commander.
Depleted, I walked into the lobby, where the security guards were being brought coffee.
Although the natural border between Mexico and the United States, the Rio Grande, was now so depleted that one could walk between countries without dampening one's shoes, the official border was more fiercely defended than ever.
Over the years, he has seen his comrades walk free, their ranks gradually depleted, until in 2010 he became the only one left.
A 38-year-old man, distressed, emaciated, depleted from chemotherapy, dishevelled from sleeping rough, walks out of Islington council offices on Upper Street, north London, and pulls out a syringe.
Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) can deplete aquaculture stocks and carry enteric septicemia.
As they walk across Lesotho, camping at night and facing a terrifying lightning storm, Damon becomes physically depleted, helpless to resist Reiner's insistence that they walk farther and farther each day.
Those two penalty shot failures were probably discouraging for the Americans, who walked into this game no doubt depleted and dispirited after losing the contest that counted most to them just a day earlier against Canada.
After a long period in hospital, he had to retrain himself to walk because his muscles had been depleted.
It stops lock ons, and even an Ogre will get all of his shields depleted (half of them if he has Shield Core on) when he walks through!
The sanctions left a depleted roster — the starting running back Saturday, Derek Day, was a former walk-on — and the Big Ten schedule awaits.
